2 Samuel 18:1-3
Lexham English Bible
Absalom Dies in Battle
18 Then David mustered the people who were with him, and he appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent forth a third of the troops under the command of Joab,[a] and a third under the command of Abishai,[b] the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the remaining third under the command of Ittai[c] the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I, even I, will certainly go out[d] with you.” 3 Then the troops said, “You will not go out, for if we must flee,[e] then they will not care about us;[f] even if half of us die, they will not care about us,[g] but now, you are like ten thousand of us. And so then, it is better for us that you be in the city to help.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:2 Literally “in the hand of Joab”
- 2 Samuel 18:2 Literally “in the hand of Abishai”
- 2 Samuel 18:2 Literally “in the hand of Ittai”
- 2 Samuel 18:2 Literally “going out I will go out”
- 2 Samuel 18:3 Literally “fleeing we must flee”
- 2 Samuel 18:3 Literally “they will not set heart toward us”
- 2 Samuel 18:3 Literally “they will not set heart toward us”
2 Samuel 18:1-3
New International Version
18 David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent out his troops,(A) a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai(B) son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai(C) the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I myself will surely march out with you.”
3 But the men said, “You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you are worth ten(D) thousand of us.[a] It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.”(E)
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- 2 Samuel 18:3 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts care; for now there are ten thousand like us
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